Open Call: Support for Simple Programmes

Deadline: 20-Apr-23

The European Commission (EC) is seeking applications for Simple Programmes Targeting China (including Hong-Kong and Macao), Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, South-eastern Asia or Southern Asia.

This is a call for proposals for EU action grants in the field of Information provision and promotion measures concerning European agricultural products (AGRIP Programme) implemented in the internal market and in third countries through multi programmes.

Objectives

• The information and promotion programmes shall target one or more countries identified in the corresponding topic.
• The objectives of these programmes shall comply with the general and specific objectives set out  and the aims listed in Article 3 of Regulation highlighting in particular the specific features of agricultural production methods in the Union, particularly in terms of food safety, traceability, authenticity, labelling, nutritional and health aspects, animal welfare, respect for the environment and sustainability (including climate benefits such as the greenhouse gas emissions reduction and/or increase in carbon removals), and the characteristics of agricultural and food products, particularly in terms of their quality, taste, diversity or traditions.
•  The expected ultimate impact is to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share in these targeted countries.

Scope

• The objectives of these programmes shall comply with the general and specific objectives set out in Article 2 and the aims listed in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014 highlighting in particular the specific features of agricultural production methods in the Union, particularly in terms of food safety, traceability, authenticity, labelling, nutritional and health aspects, animal welfare, respect for the environment and sustainability (including climate benefits such as the greenhouse gas emissions reduction and/or increase in carbon removals), and the characteristics of agricultural and food products, particularly in terms of their quality, taste, diversity or traditions.
• The information and promotion programmes shall target one or more countries identified in the corresponding topic.
• The expected ultimate impact is to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share in these targeted countries.

Funding Information

• EUR 16 300 000.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
  • be legal entities (public or private bodies)
  • be established in an EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
  • be eligible organisations or bodies as referred to in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1144/2014:
    • trade or inter-trade organisations, established in a Member State and representative of the sector or sectors concerned in that Member State, and in particular the interbranch organisations as referred to in Article 157 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and groups as defined in point 2 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, provided that they are representative for the name protected under the latter Regulation which is covered by that programme
    • producer organisations or associations of producer organisations, as referred to in Articles 152 and 156 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 that have been recognised by a Member State or
    • agri-food sector bodies the objective and activity of which is to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products and which have been entrusted, by the Member State concerned, with a clearly defined public service mission in this area; those bodies must have been legally established in the Member State.

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